Shade-hanger.



No. 872,946. PATENTED DEC. 3, 1907. G. A. LAVENDER.

SHADE HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT, 18, 1906.

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PATENTED DEG. 3.1907.

G. A, LAVENDER.

SHADE HANGER. APPLICATION FILEDSEPT. 1a, 1906.

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GEORGE A. LAVENDER, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

SHADE-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3, 1907.

Application filed September 18 1906. Serial No. 335,146.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. LAVEN- DER, citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, California, have-invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shade- Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to an improved means for mounting a shade roller whereby the latter can be vertically adjusted and locked in any desired position upon the window frame.

The invention further contemplates a novel device for holding any window drapery such as a lace curtain spaced from the shade roller in such a manner as not to interfere with the free operation of the same.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a shade hanger which is peculiarly designed so as to be readily attached to any of the conventional forms of window frames in common use. The various elements of the shade ht nger are also formed so as to be cheaply manufactured from sheet metal or other forms of structural material found upon the market.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view showing one of the forms of the shade hanger as applied to a window frame, the shade being lowered approximately one-fourth the way from the top of the frame. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the upper portion of the shade hanger; Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the guide rods and movable brackets, portions of the stay rod and operating cable being shown; Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the fixed brackets Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view through one of the movable brackets; and, Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing a modification of the invention in which the support is applied between the jambs of the window frame.

Corresponding and like partsiare referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The shade hanging device comprising this invention is adapted to be applied to any of the conventional forms of window frames such as indicated at 1 upon the drawings, and forms a vertically adjustable support for the shade roller 2. In the application of the invention shown in Fig. 1, the support is shown as secured to the front of the window'frame, while'in Fig. 7 the shade roller is shown as mounted between the two opposite sides of the frame. In either instance vertical guide rods 3 are employed upon which the movable brackets .L which support the shade roller are adjustably mounted, and fixed brackets are secured to the frame'having guidemembers such as pulleys 5 journaled therein over which the operating cables or cords 6 extend.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 1, the fixed brackets 7 project outwardly from the sides of the window frame and comprise essentially the flanges 8 by means of which they are secured in position, and the outwardly projecting portion 9 having the arms 10 pendent therefrom between which the pulley or guide member 5 is mounted. As thus designed, the fixed brackets can be readily stamped from sheet metal and bent into the desired shape. These fixed brackets are formed as rights, and lefts, and in large windows where heavy curtains are employed it may be found necessary to provide the right hand bracket with a pair of guide members or pulleys 5, as indicated in Fig. 3. For most purposes, however, both of the brackets will be provided with a single pulley, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawm s.

The supports for the rod 11 upon which the curtain or other form of window drapery is hung are in the nature of extensions 12 which are adjustably connected to the fixed bracket 7. In the construction illustrated, the outer ends of the extensions 12 are notched for the reception of the curtain rod 11 and the upper edges of the extensions are bent so as to fit around the top of the fixed brackets, as seen at 13 and enable the extension to be moved back and forth thereon. Any suitable means may be employed for locking the extensions 12 in a fixed position upon the brackets 7, and in the present in stance this result is accomplished by means of the clamping bolts 14 which pass through corresponding openings in the two members and operate in slots 15 within the extensions whereby the latter can be adjusted as has been heretofore described.

The guide rods 3 upon which the movable brackets 4 are slidably mounted extend vertically along the sides of the window frame. One end of the guide rods, in the present instance the upper end. is bent inwardly and secured to the frame, the ofiset portion 16, thus formed tending to throw the rod away from the frame so as to permit of the free movement of the movable bracket 4 thereon. In the preferred construction of the invention, the opposite end of the guide rod 3 is detachably connected to an outwardly projecting support 17 which may be in the nature of a casting, as indicated in the present instance. These castings or supports 17 may be formed with internally threaded sleeves 18 within which the ends of the guide rods 3 are screwed. Any other suitable form of connection may be employed, however, whereby the two are made detachable. It may be found desirable to provide buffers 19 at the lower portions of the guide rods 3 in order to break the jar, should the movable brackets be suddenly lowered. In the present instance these buffers 19 are in the nature of coil springs which fit around the guide rods 3 immediately above the supports or casting 17.

The movable brackets 4 which form the support for the shade roller 2 may be either stamped from sheet metal or made as a casting, and in either instance comprise the sleeve 20 through which the guide rod 3 extends, and the outwardly projecting portion 21. which is provided with a suitable opening for engagement with the shade roller as indicated in the drawings. The sleeve 20, preferably, has a laterally elongated formation and rollers 22 are journaled upon opposite sides of the guide rod 3, the said rollers serving to reduce the friction to a minimum and to prevent any binding of the bracket when being adjusted upon the guide rod. Any suitable form of bearings may be provided for the rollers 22, and, in the present instance, they are journaled upon pivot pins 32 extending transversely through the sleeve 20. A connecting means is provided between the two movable brackets 4 upon opposite sides of the window frame in order to prevent the brackets from swinging outwardly and releasing the shade roller, and this connecting means may either be in the nature of a longitudinally adjustable tie rod 23, or a flexible member such as a cord 24 may be employed. In the present instance any suitable means may be employed for rendering the rod longitudinally adjustable, and this result may be accomplished by using a tubular rod, as indicated in the drawings, said rod being provided at its ends with stems 25 which telescope therein and can be locked in a fixed position by any suitable means, such as a set screw 26. In the construction shown in Fig. 7,'the guide rods 3 are secured to the imier faces of the window jambs and have the movfastened to the window frame.

able brackets 4 mounted thereon in the usual manner, while the fixed brackets 27 are secured to the upper portion of the frame and may be in the form shown in the drawings in which they comprise a base having arms proj ec ting therefrom between which the pulleys are j ournaled.

The guard members for holding the window drapery or lace curtains spaced. from the movable brackets are in the nature of strips 30 which extend along the window frame and preferably have their upper ends secured to the outer portions of the fixed brackets, while their lower ends are bent inwardly and The essential feature of these guards, however, resides in the fact that they extend along the sides of the window frame so as to hold the lace curtains out of engagement with the movable brackets 4.

Each of the movable brackets 4 has an operating cord or cable 6 connected thereto, the saidcables extending upwardly over the pulleys upon the corresponding fixed brackets and then downwardly upon one side of the frame where a clamping member 28 is provided. which is adapted to engage with the operating cord to hold the shade in the de-. sired position. The ends of the operating cords 6 in engagement with the movable brackets preferably pass through openings therein and extend across the window frame immediately above the shade roller, as shown in the drawings. In this instance, the cord is preferably knotted about one of the brackets, as seen at 29. This construction prevents the cord from sliding through the openings in the brackets in such a manner as to cause an uneven movement in the two brackets when adjusting the same.

Explaining in detail the manner of attaching the operating cord to the moving brackets, it may be mentioned that the cord is knotted at an intermediate point as indicated at 23 and then passed through the opening in the outwardly extending arm 21 of the movable bracket 20 on the left hand side of the window frame. The knot 23 is located on the outside of the movable bracket, and the corresponding portion of the operating cord passes upwardly over the pulley in the fixed bracket 9 on the left hand side of the window frame, and then extends transversely across the frame and over the pulley upon the fixed bracket on the opposite side of the frame. The portion of the operating cord upon the inner side of the movable bracket 20 on the left hand side of the frame extends parallel with the shade roller and passes through the opening in the movable bracket on the right hand side of the window frame, and then upwardly over the pulley in the fixed bracket. The two ends of the oper ating cord then extend downwardly upon the right hand side of the frame and are tied together or knotted, as indicated at 35. In order that the movable brackets may be caused to move up and down without binding, this knot 35 is placed between the fixed bracket and the clamping member 28 and holds the ends of the cord against slipping with relation to each other. Owing to the fact that the knot 29 is located on the outside of the movable bracket 20, it will be apparent that the tension in the operating cord will have a tendency to pull the two inovablebrackets together and will prevent the same from swinging apart in such a manner as to release the shade roller.

W'ith this construction, it will be readily understood that through the medium of the operating cords 6, the shade roller can be vertically adjusted to any desired position upon the window frame and that owing to the provision of the guard strips 30', the lace curtain or other form of window drapery will be prevented from interfering with the movement of the window shade.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a pair of fixed brackets, curtain supporting means carried by the fixed brackets, a pair of movable brackets vertically adjustable below the fixed brackets and provided with means for supporting a shade, and a pair of guard strips cooperating with the fixed brackets to hold the curtains out of engagement with the shade.

2. In a device of the character described,

the combination of a bracket, shade supporting means adjustably mounted beneath the bracket, an operating cord pendent from the bracket and engaging the shade supporting means, and a guard strip pendent from the bracket and cooperating therewith to prevent any window drapery from interfering with the operation of the shade.

8. In a device of the character described, the combination of a pair of fixed brackets provided with means for supporting a ourtain, a second pair of brackets mounted beneath the fixed brackets and provided with means for supporting a shade, and guard strips for preventing the curtain from interfering with the operation of the shade.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination of a bracket, a guide rod, a movable bracket slidably mounted upon the guide rod, an operating cord pendent from the first. mentioned bracket and connected to the movable bracket, and a guard strip pendent from the first mentioned bracket and cooperating therewith to prevent any window drapery from interfering with the operation of the shade.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a pair of fixed brackets having guide members mounted thereon, a curtain pole supported by the brackets, a pair of movable brackets vertically adjustable below the fixed brackets and provided with means for supporting a shade, an operating cable passing over the guide members upon the fixed brackets and connected to the movable brackets, and a pair of guard strips cooperating with thefixed brackets to hold the curtains 'out of engagement with the shade.

6. In a'device of the character described, the combination of a guide rod, a movable bracket slidably mounted upon the guide rod, the said movable bracket comprising a laterally elongated sleeve receiving the guide rod and an outwardly projecting portion provided with means for supporting the shade roller, bearing pins extending transversely across the opposite end portions of the elongated sleeve, and rollers journaled' upon the transversely disposed bearing pins and engaging opposite sides of the guide rod. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE A. LAVENDER. [11.8.] Witnesses:

JAMES H. DAVIS, HARRY J. RADOLIFFE. 

